Banjo-Kazooie
1 recomp and 1 port
Banjo-Kazooie
BanjoRecomp/BanjoRecomp
Native port of the Rare classic (v1.0.0, January 2026). Its polished launcher, which lets you pick your ROM and checks its hash, together with Thunderstore mod support, is what many people remember as “the Banjo launcher.”
You needA Banjo-Kazooie ROM (N64, US version 1.0, .z64).
Banjo-Kazooie (Lighthouse)
HarbourMasters/Lighthouse
Harbour Masters’ port of Banjo-Kazooie, from the Ship of Harkinian team. It ships no copyrighted assets. Its README says the project has used AI assistance for information gathering, particularly when the decomp documentation was younger, and accepts AI-assisted contributions within HarbourMasters’ policy.
Installs with
Quiver Launcher · GithubLauncher (N64RecompLauncher) · Ports Launcher · ReComp Launcher · WLauncher · Xbox 360 Native Ports (rexmenu)
Questions
Can you play Banjo-Kazooie natively on PC?
Yes. The catalog has 1 recomp and 1 port, and one of them is fully playable.
What do I need to play it?
Your own copy of Banjo-Kazooie (N64). Recompendium only links projects that don’t distribute the game, and each entry says which version or region you need.
Which one is the most popular?
Banjo-Kazooie, with 2,110 stars on GitHub.